International Conference on Future of Libraries 2023: 2

Future of Libraries

We invite original contributions involving research, models, practices or strategies envisioning the future of your library. Papers should discuss on how libraries strategize by refocusing their collection, demonstrating the value by learning commons, services models, research and data management services, digital scholarship and other multiple drivers to communicate its value for the institute's success.

Future Role of Library:

Role of Libraries in various domains such as:

• Research impact, ranking of Institutions and role of Libraries
• Research Data Life Cycle, data management, RDM and DMP
• Copyright, IPR Issues, scholarly communications, publishing research
• Innovative library space
• Innovation is in libraries
• Information literacy / Library instruction models/ Role of public libraries
• Library leadership
• Open access and archiving of IR
• Open Science and scholarly communication

Future of Collections:

Nature of the collection and its building:

• Drop in acquisitions due to massive increase in finding documents
• Decline role of libraries as a guide for users/patrons
• Instant and easy access to an authoritative source
• Competencies for managing and
• Acquiring e-content
• Role of ONOS

Future of Library Services:

Shifts delivery mode (Discovery, subject guides, Synchronous and asynchronous channels of reaching out to users)

• Rising expectations and rapid advancement in technologies
• Budgetary pressures
• Demonstrating the value of libraries
• Acculturation with libraries and literacies
• Fostering learning spaces and support pedagogy

Future of Library Technologies:

• Library Platform Services
• Electronic resource management
• Role of AI in collections, services and research
• User-focused interfaces and applications
• Digital Interfaces for print books

Future of Museums & Archives:

• Interactive learning spaces
• Digital Artifact Management
• Digital Archival Interfaces (User-centric)
• Digital access to a global audience
• Use of data analytics and visitor tracking to personalize experiences
• Shift to diverse delivery modes, including virtual tours and interactive exhibits etc.
• Capacity building for museum professionals